{"product_id":"books-the-eighth-detective-by-alex-pavesi","title":"The Eighth Detective","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Thriller of the Year\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"One of the most innovative mysteries in recent memory.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eInk Ribbon Red\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlex Pavesi's debut is\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea love letter to classic detective stories with a modern twist, proof that the best mysteries break all the rules.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There are rules for murder mysteries. There must be a victim. A suspect. A detective.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Grant McAllister, a professor of mathematics, once sat down and worked all the rules out - and wrote seven perfect detective stories to demonstrate. But that was thirty years ago. Now Grant lives in seclusion on a remote Mediterranean island, counting the rest of his days.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Until Julia Hart, a brilliant, ambitious editor knocks on his door. Julia wishes to republish his book, and together they must revisit those old stories: an author hiding from his past and an editor keen to understand it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But there are things in the stories that don't add up. Inconsistencies left by Grant that a sharp-eyed editor begins to suspect are more than mistakes. They may be clues, and Julia finds herself with a mystery of her own to solve.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Dizzying, dazzling... When did you last read a genuinely original thriller? The wait is over.\"--A.J. Finn, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e N\u003ci\u003eew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in the Window\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673505784081,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781250798473.jpg?v=1781526217","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-eighth-detective-by-alex-pavesi","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}